Crawford Lake Iroquoian Village is open on weekends and holidays year round, and daily from May to October. Several native Indian longhouses are on this site, which is the location of the original Indian village. Gardens are home to native plants, and traditional foods like the Three Sisters. Map from Mississauga.

Iroquoian Village is a hands-on, please-touch kind of historic attraction, which makes Crawford Lake Conservation Area a special favourite for student school field trips and for day trips. From the Iroquoian Village, you can hike or drive to Rattlesnake Point. For directions see the Crawford Lake page (bottom), and check Hamilton and Niagara Falls for more pictures of Ontario Canada. On this page are the pictures of the Iroquois village.

Crawford Lake ON Turtle Clan Longhouse Traditional Bark, Wood

Indian longhouses were sized according to the number of people living in them. The Turtle Clan longhouse in this picture would be home to 30-40 clan members; it's the smallest of the longhouses on site.

Turtle Clan Longhouse is the fully remade longhouse containing the hands-on artefacts and replica items of daily Indian life.

Iroquoian Village site is laid out in a circular pattern, with the longhouses located roughly on the perimeter.

What's in a Name? Iroquois or Iroquoian? ^

Iroquois refers to Six Nations mainly in New York State who formed the League of the Iroquois, known to themselves as Haudenosaunne (People of the Longhouse).

Iroquoian refers to groups of people who share similar languages, customs and practices. Some of these groups include the Wendat (Huron), Attiwandaron (Neutral), Tionontati (Tobacco/Peton).